Talk:paper

Adjective

Adjective senses seem suspect. Mglovesfun (talk) 11:55, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

I think the latter one is OK (paper tiger, gangster). The former may be an attributive use (paper bag). ---> Tooironic (talk) 12:15, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Then again, maybe they should all have separate entries, I dunno. ---> Tooironic (talk) 12:16, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Other uses of paper

Paper can also be used to mean something other than for use in writing or packing, such as a DNA testing kit that uses "White Collection Paper" to take the sample. 174.124.148.229 12:04, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

 Done Changed to "typically used". Equinox ◑ 09:52, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Missing finance noun sense?

1. • 1983, Marcia L. Stigum, ‎Rene O. Branch, Managing bank assets and liabilities

     If a customer wants $1 million of General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) paper, the bank carries out the transaction between the customer and GMAC and safekeeps the paper for the customer until it matures.

Equinox ◑ 09:52, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

paper-washing

Defined in Chambers 1908 as water in which photographic prints have been washed. Equinox ◑ 11:44, 16 May 2020 (UTC)